No. 3.
His Honor the Superintendent, to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

Sir,—

I have the honour to reply to your letter of the number and date quoted in the margin, relative to an application from a Kaiapoi Native named Te Aika, for a piece of land near where the stream Puharakeke-nui flows into the River Waimakariri, and to explain that the delay in answering your letter, was caused by Te Aika objecting to the land applied for on account of its being too wet to be of any use, he has however fixed upon a section of 30 acres, situate on the River Puharakeke-nui, which may be granted to him, should His Excellency the Governor so decide, without prejudice to other interests.